Match package



R. S. PULLEN MATCH PACKAGE Feb. 13, 1934.

Original Filed Dec. 7, 1928 Patented Feb. 13, 1934 'fi NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MATCH PACKAGE tion of Pennsylvania Original application December 7, 1928, Serial No.

Divided and this application January 30, 1931. Serial No. 512,269

'7 Claims.

My invention relates to a match packet in which the matches are removed longitudinally stick end foremost and ignite as removed and are encased in corrugations upon both sides of a corrugated strip of paper with a sheet of paper over the corrugations upon each side of the corrugated strip. The application is a division from the applicants copending application, Serial No. 324,414 entitled Match package and method of making it, filed December 7, 1928.

A purpose of my invention is to insure an involuntary speeding of the match when it is withdrawn from a match packet of the character indicated by providing the withdrawal path of the match head with a jump space intermediate an initial retarding means presented to the head and ignition material through which the head must pass to leave the packet, the sudden letting go oi the retarding mea-ns resulting in an involuntary speed of withdrawal adequate to insure match ignition when the head is passing through the ignition material.

I obtain this jump space either by using spaced strips of corrugated paper, having the corrugations alined, one strip being used to form retarding sockets at the match heads and the other strip being coated with ignition material and placed some distance from the first, or I may use a single strip of corrugated paper, coating its upper edge with ignition material upon both sides and die stamping the packet intermediate the match sticks close to the match heads in order to provide retardation against the heads. vI may also use adhesive material to hold the match heads to their initial position until they are pulled loose by a force sufficient to insure involuntarily a proper speed for ignition.

A further purpose is to increase the ease with which ignition material may be coated upon a corrugated strip casing for the matches of a match packet by making the portion of the strip that receives the ignition material separate and distinct from the strip that encases the head ends of the matches, thereby permitting the entire strip at the withdrawal end of the casing to be coated with ignition material upon both sides.

A further purpose is to provide a match packet flap that extends across the stick ends of the matches of the packet with lines of serrations adapting successive portions of the ap to be readily successively torn away after the matches under the respective portions have been used in order to make the unused matches more readily accessible.

A further purpose is to close the individual (Cl. 20G-29) match sockets formed by the corrugations upon both sides of a corrugated strip of paper having matches in the corrugations and paper covers over the matches by squeezing the paper covers together upon the intermediate strip at the outer end of the sockets beyond the match heads, prefs erably with quick-setting glue or the like in the ends of the individual sockets preparatory to the squeezing closure.

A further purpose is to provide a match packet made up of sections adapted to be separated from one another by the user and comprising matches encased in corrugations upon both sides of the strip covering the corrugations, with an end finish by compressing the opposing cover sheet edges upon the intermediate strip edge, prefere..-

ly with quick-setting glue or the like between the edges of the strip and the edges olf the cover to prevent separation of the edges of the cover from the edges of the strip after the compression has been removed.

A further purpose is to form a matchpacket by gluing paper cover sheets upon both sides of a strip of corrugated paper, and inserting the matches, stick end first, into the sockets thus formed.

Further purposes will appear in the specication and in the claims.

I have eiected to show one main form with one minor modication only of my match packet, selecting a form and a minor modication thereof that are practical and efcient in operation and which well illustrate the principles involved.

Figure 1 is a front view of a match packet that illustrates one form of my invention, the paper cover in front of the matches being partially roken away to illustrate the interior structure.

Figure 2 is a section taken upon the line 2 2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section taken upon the line 3 3 of Figure Al.

Figure e is a reduced scale rear elevation of the packet shown in Figure 1, illustrating lines of perforations upon the back flap for easy re.- moval of portions of the flap when the matches in the corresponding portions of the packet have been used up..

Figure 5 is a front view corresponding generally to Figure l packet.

Figure 6 is a Section taken upon the line 6..-6 of Figure 5.

Describing in illustration and not in limitation and referring to the drawing- In the form Qf packet shown in Figures 1 to 4,

but showing a diierent form of pas the matches 15 are placed in the corrugations upon both sides of inner and outer corrugated strips 16 and 17 respectively which are covered by the front and back covers 18 and 19, the strips 16 and 17 having their corrugations alined.

The outer edges of the strip 17 and of the cover sheets 18 and 19 are preferably relatively even in front of the match heads which are spaced somewhat inwardly from these edges in order to provide a moderately narrow portion 20 for finishing the packet along the edge beyond the match heads. f

The ends of the strips 16 and 17 and of the cover sheets 18 and 19 are also preferably even with one another and a narrow portion 21 at each end of the packet is left without matches to provide end room for easy nishing.

The back cover 19 is extended outwardly as a nap 22 beyond the match casing portion 23 of the packet to the stick ends or" the matches by a. suitable crease or row of perforations 24.

The matches are in the corrugations on both sides or" the corrugated strip being encased between the two cover sheets in individual sockets that are formed by the cover sheets and the corrugations on both sides of the strip.

The iront paper cover 18 has thus the width of the socket portion 23 of the packet, with its edges respectively even with the outer edges of the lower` and upper strips 17 and 16 while the back cover 19 is even with the outer edge'of lower strip and of the iront cover at the head end of the matches but extends as a flap beyond the socket portion 23 of the packet to the stick ends of the matches so that the sticks are shielded by the iiap at the back but exposed in front of the flap.

Desirably the packet is made up of a plurality of sections 25, 26 and 2'7; a short space 28 between adjacent sections is left without matches, and a line 29 of perfor-ations midway between each pair ofV adjacent sections permits the user to readily separate and discard the sections as they become empty of matches leaving the full section or sections as a charged unit and with the edge along which the separation has been made presenting a finish of moderately good appearance.

The flap 22 is desirably provided with lines 3f) of perforations at spaced intervals outwardly from the crease or perforation line 24 to permit easy separation of portions of the ap after the matches in front of these portions have been used, which I und to be quite advantageous.

The upper corrugated strip 16 is preferably coated on both sides with ignition material 31 while the lower strip 1'7 is formed to fit the match heads fairly closely so as to render an initial retardation of the match heads tending to prevent the matches from moving longitudinally in a direction of release.

The initial pull requisite for this retardation which is applied to the match head results in an involuntary speed of match withdrawal that insures the ignition of the match when the head is passing the ignition material 31 on the other strip.

The cover sheets 18 and 19 are preferably glued to the corrugated strips before the matches have been inserted, the match insertion being effected setting glue between the covers along these edges and surfaces.

The glue is preferably one of the so-called quick-setting glues in which event the cover sheets and intermediate strip rmly fasten together under mere pressure without drying.

rEhe form of packet shown in Figures 5 and 6 is generally similarly to that shown in Figures 1 to 4 except that only one corrugated strip is provided between the iront and back covers 18 and 19.

The retardation applied at the match heads is secured by die stamping the packet after the matches have been inserted so as to provide fairly tight engagement between the match casing walls and the portion of the match sticks that are adjacent the head as indicated at 32, Figures 5 and 6.

The ignition material 31 is placed upon the upper portion only of the corrugated strip.

The match packet is desirably made up in sections in the same way as in the rst form, each section being nished by pressing the front cover 18 firmly down upon the back cover 19 along the edge 20 adjacent the match heads along the end portions 21 and along the portions 28 intermediate the adjacent sections.

In each case I preferably form the packet by fastening the front and back covers on to the corrugated st .n or strips before the matches are inserted and then i sert the matches stick end il I' tions have been provided with suitable adhesive l IllSaIlS.

It will be obvious that I have invented and disclosed new and convenient form of match packet that is provided with novel means for insuring match ignition during match withdrawal and that has a very inexpensive and satisfactory time of finish.

In view of my invention and disclosure variations and modifications to meet individual whim or particular need will doubtless become evident to others skilled in the art, to obtain all or part of the benefits of my invention without copying the structure shown, and I, therefore, claim all such in so far as they fall within the reasonable spirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim las new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:-

l. A match packet including a trans-verse row of matches having match heads al1 on the same side of the row, a match casing enclosing the match heads and a portion of the match sticks individual cover sheets upon opposite sides of the matches, a flap extension from and integral with one of the cover sheets and lying across one side of the match stick portions that project beyond the match casing, the ap being scored along its connection to the casing, and the flap having one or more lines of perforations intermediate its length outwardly from the said scoring in order that successive portions of the flap may be more easily torn oilE when the matches at said portions have been used.

2. A match packet including a transverse row of matches, the match heads being all on the E same side of the row, a match casing enclosing the match heads and a portion of the match sticks inwardly from the heads and including individual cover, sheets upon opposite sides of the matches, spaced strips of corrugated paper intermediate the sheets having their corrugations alined and both winding between the matches and cooperating with the sheets to encase the matches in individual sockets and ignition material applied to both sides of the strip that is nearer the stick ends of the matches so as to present the ignition material toward the match sticks inside the individual sockets near the socket outlets.

3. A match packet including a transverse row of matches, the match heads being all on the same side of the row, a match casing enclosing the match heads and a portion of the match sticks inwardly from the heads and including individual cover sheets upon opposite sides of the matches, corrugated paper intermediate the sheets winding between the matches and cooperating with the sheets to encase the matches in individual sockets conforming to the heads, and ignition material inside the individual sockets near the socket outlets, the fitting of the sockets against the match sticks affording initial resistance to match withdrawal.

4. A match packet including a transverse row of matches, the match heads being all on the same side of the row, a match casing enclosing the match heads and a portion of the match sticks inwardly from the heads and including individual cover sheets upon opposite sides of the matches, corrugated paper intermediate the sheets, winding between the matches and cooperating with the sheets to encase the matches in individual sockets and ignition material inside the individual sockets near the socket outlets and the edge of the packet along the socket ends beyond the match heads having the cover sheets squeezed together upon the intermediate corrugated paper and retained in compressed position by adhesive material.

5. A match packet including a transverse row of matches, the match heads being all on the same side of the row, a match casing enclosing the match heads and a portion of the match sticks inwardly from the heads and including individual cover sheets upon opposite sides of the matches, corrugated paper intermediate the sheets, winding between the matches and cooperating with the sheets to encase the matches in individual sockets and ignition material inside the individual sockets near the socket outlet, the edges of the packet along the socket ends beyond the match heads and along the ends of the packet having the cover sheets squeezed together upon the intermediate corrugated paper and retained in compressed position by adhesive material.

6. A plural-section match packet including a transverse row of matches, the match heads being all on the same side of the row, adjacent match casing sections enclosing the match heads and a portion of the match sticks inwardly from the heads and including cover sheets upon opposite sides of the matches, paper intermediate the sheets winding between the matches and cooperating with the sheets to encase the matches in individual sockets, ignition material inside the individual sockets near the socket outlets, and a flap across the match stick portions that project beyond the casing said flap being an extension from and integral with one of the cover sheets, the edges of the packet along the socket ends and along the ends of the packet sections having the cover sheet squeezed together upon the intermediate paper and retained in squeezed position by adhesive material.

7. A plural-section match packet including a transverse row of matches, the match heads being all on the same side of the row, adjacent match casing sections enclosing the match heads and a portion of the match sticks inwardly from the heads and a ap across the match stick portions that project beyond the casing, and the Hap being transversely perforated and the flap being provided with rows of perforations at spaced intervals in each section so that the flap of each section may be torn ofi in relatively short lengths when the matches are used for that short length.

RODNEY S. PULLEN. 

